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Anita Pennsylvania Map

Explore Anita, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Anita, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Anita, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Anita, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Anita.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityAnita
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyJefferson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude41.001453
Longitude-78.963089
Population480
Density12.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code15711
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatBrookville

About Anita, Pennsylvania

Anita is a locality in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Anita is located at 41.0015°N, 78.9631°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15711.

Anita emerges from the landscape as a collection of quiet, sturdy structures held in the palm of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 28.1 miles north-northeast of Indiana, PA (from Indiana, PA: bearing 21°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north of Punxsutawney. Elk Run traces a narrow, persistent path through the low-lying terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, slate-colored clouds that often drift in from the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. Within the heart of the settlement, Anita Park serves as a modest clearing where the earth feels firm and reclaimed, providing a place to watch the afternoon light sharpen the edges of the surrounding hardwood timber. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, smelling of damp shale and the slow, inevitable transition of seasons that defines this inland geography.

Anita preserves the echoes of a period when the extraction of subterranean wealth dictated the pace of every household and the layout of the streets. The local economy, having moved past the intense gravity of its industrial origins, now finds its rhythm in the steady maintenance of homes and the quiet industry of those who travel to reach their labor. Cloe Lake lies a short distance away, a still, dark mirror that anchors the surrounding woodland and offers a reprieve from the persistent hum of the modern world. Life in Anita proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned quality, where the history of the ground remains visible in the weathered foundations and the enduring, practical character of the people who call this place home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Anita Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 168° S
  • Adrian Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 176° S
  • State Game Land 031 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 323° NW
  • Chris Mills/Carter Avenue Open Space (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 182° S
  • Mahoning Shadow Trail (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 169° S
  • S&T Bank Phil (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 184° S
  • Jackson Theater (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 186° S
  • Barclay Square (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 185° S
  • Roundhouse (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 164° S
  • U.S. Military Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 176° S
  • Clear Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 014° N
  • Reynoldsville Historical Society (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 031° NE
  • Coalmine Cart (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 067° NE
  • Mahoning Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 227° SW
  • DuBois Area Historical Society (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 052° NE
  • Winkler's Gallery of Fine Art (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 052° NE
  • Paul G. Reitz Theater (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 052° NE
  • "the Rocks" Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 039° NE
  • Mill Creek, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.2 mi, 329° NW · 6,529 acres
  • Bridge Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 20.0 mi, 097° E
  • Beartown Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.5 mi, 346° N
  • Clear Creek State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 344° N
  • Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.0 mi, 353° N · 16k acres
  • Cook Forest State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 339° N
  • Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 24.8 mi, 355° N · 514k acres
  • Belltower (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 304° NW
  • University Gallery (Gallery) — 26.1 mi, 304° NW
  • The Liddle Gallery (Gallery) — 27.3 mi, 087° E
  • Ritz Theater (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 087° E
  • IUP Arch (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 201° S

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About This Anita Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Anita, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.001453, -78.963089. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Anita includes the ZIP code (15711), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Jefferson County (Brookville), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.